Wii U loses grip on number one in Japan

3DS XL back on top, Persona Q takes number one in the software chart

The latest game in the Persona series took number one in the Japanese software chart last week, selling more than 185,000 units.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth on 3DS was another win for the long-running franchise, and by proxy a win for Sega, which now owns its developer, Atlus. The only other new entry to make the top five was FuYu's emphatically titled Card Fight!! Vanguard Lock-On Victory!!, also on 3DS, which sold 32,000 copies and charted at four.

MachineGames' Wolfenstein: The New Order also snuck into the top ten, the PlayStation 4 version selling just under 7,500 units and finishing the week at eighth. However, had the PlayStation 3 version's 4,300 units been added to that amount it would have placed higher.

In the hardware chart, the 3DS XL nudged the Wii U from the top spot it has called home since the release of Mario Kart 8. Nintendo's handheld has been the most popular hardware platform in Japan for months on end, and it is likely to be until the Wii U or the PlayStation 4 significantly improve their range of available software.

The full hardware chart is below, with the previous week's sales in parentheses: